Joseph Whitaker Klenzestraße 23

jbwhitak@gmail.com 80469 Munich, Germany

H: +49 89 23527695
M: +49 176 20366495

Profile: Dynamic, highly motivated product/project manager seeking a challenging and

rewarding job utilizing my analytic, strategic and interpersonal skills.

Education: Indiana University – Bloomington, IN, USA Aug. 01 – May 05

BA - Mathematics & French
 GPA 3.61/4.0
 Secondary studies in Economics and Business Management

Institute of Political Studies – Aix-en-Provence, France Sep. 03 – June 04

Certificate of Economic and Political Studies

Practical Ciao GmbH, Munich, Germany

Experience: Junior IT Project Manager Mar. 06 – Present

Junior managing member of a pan-European development and release team,

responsible for the analysis, design and implementation of IT improvement projects

Key Achievements:
• Managed the design, development and release of Ciao’s new corporate
website (www.ciao-group.com)
• Designed, planned and implemented an automated billing solution for Ciao’s
nearly 1,000 invoices per month
• Analyzed and documented existing database processes to create an internal
tool for automated configurations
• Collaborated across stakeholders, designers and developers in implementing
the graphic design and GUI update for Ciao’s main survey panelist interface

acoreus AG, Düsseldorf, Germany

Intern in Product Management/Market Research Sep. – Dec. 05

Key Achievements:
• Carried out qualitative and quantitative research for a detailed report on the
European telecommunications sector
• Developed a working mobile payment solution for the German market, which
has since been pursued by the business
• Worked directly with management to assist in international expansion

Computer Skills:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and Visio
• Working knowledge of SQL, HTML, XML
• Extensive training with statistical software packages (SPSS, Stata)

Languages:
• English: Mother tongue
• German: Fluency both oral and written
• French: Fluency both oral and written

Hobbies: Communications and culture, marketing and consumerism, philosophy,

cooking, technology, photography, baseball
References available upon request